Unreal conditionals: What if Armageddon and Deep Impact had really happened?
Look out for 2nd & 3rd conditional unreal sentences in the text. The end of the world could’ve happened yesterday. What would you have done if you had known only…
Present Perfect vs Past Simple: Justin has/hasn’t fathered a child. Did he?
Look at the verbs in bold. Are they present perfect (thinking about the past up to now) or the past simple (finished actions from the past)??? Justin Beiber has fathered…
Possessive ‘s: Jackson’s doctor is guilty
This post highlights the use of possessives tht you can see in the noun + ’s form and the rules are explained below. There are also several sentences to give…
DID: They didn’t choose me!
Look out for past simple use of the helping verb did throughout the article. Did appears in negative sentences and questions. Yesterday the producer, director and lead actors involved in…
Idioms: Ghost Stories
Look out for idioms used throughout the text highlighted in bold Following on from the Halloween blog earlier this week and in preparation for the SGI Halloween party, I…
Present Perfect: Hugh Grant has fathered a child
Look out for examples of the present perfect in the article highlighted in bold. Think about how each sentence is talking about the past and up to now. Hugh Grant…
Dressing up vocabulary: Halloween costumes
To help with the difficult vocabulary, there is a glossary at the end of the article for the words/phrases highlighted in bold. Regardless of whether you are into Halloween or…